Unit+1+Understanding+Am.+Lit.+with+The+Crucible

=//Introduction: Exploring the Greater Questions of Life through American Literature//= =//Essential Questions for Arthur Miller's The Crucible://=
 * Why did Arthur Miller write The Crucible?
 * Why did Arthur Miller choose the Puritans as characters and Puritan society as the setting?
 * What is the “moral outcry” in our personal lives? In our societies?
 * Why do chaotic and tragic societal events like the trials in McCarthy’s 50’s and the Salem witch trials of the late 1600’s occur?
 * How do affairs begin? Is John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams love or lust?
 * How does sin affect us and why is there sin and then guilt when we step out of moral bounds described in the Bible such as marriage?
 * Who is the judge of goodness and sin?
 * How effective is Arthur Miller’s solution for the redemption of John Proctor? Can man find redemption for sin and absolution of guilt in this way?
 * What are “larger questions” that are raised in literature and how do we handle those questions?
 * What are reoccurring themes in American Literature and how are they related to our history and growth and development?

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